2023 Speakers

Jane Root

CEO & Founder, Nutopia

Jane founded Nutopia in 2008. Known for award-winning documentary series on a global scale, Nutopia created a new genre of television, the ‘mega-doc’ which combines epic cinematography and action-driven drama with A-list talent.

Nutopia has become synonymous with high-quality content for a diverse group of broadcast and streaming platforms, including Netflix, Disney+, CNN, National Geographic, BBC, PBS, HBO Max and A+E Networks. Titles include Welcome to Earth with Will Smith for Disney+, National Geographic series One Strange Rock, and A World of Calm for HBO Max, and Emmy® Award-winning series How We Got To Now, and America: The Story Of Us, for PBS.

Prior to founding Nutopia, Jane was president of Discovery Networks and Controller of BBC Two. Jane was a co-founder of Wall to Wall Television, where she guided the company through its first 10 years.